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In Good Shape - Parasites & Bedbugs & Mites

March 1, 2024

Bedbugs taking over your home, worms inching around in your intestines or even your brain, mosquitoes injecting malaria parasites into your blood. Parasites lurk everywhere and can cause sickness and death. But forewarned is forearmed!

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How can we lead a healthy life? What is good for our body and soul? What kind of exercise can make us - or keep us fit? Find out more on In Good Shape, the health show on DW.

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